Tuesday, July 26, 2011

LinkedIn implements button to apply for jobs

LinkedIn has a new button that is applauded by recruiters around the world. Called the "Apply with LinkedIn," something like "apply with LinkedIn," button allows an immediate interest in an advertised job vacancy using the platform itself on LinkedIn.


Relying on the company - considered the largest professional social network in the world - that time just send resumes by email. Instead, the user uses the information in your own LinkedIn profile to quickly send a CV to the company seeking more staff.


Button to apply for a job
"We will make it easier for you to submit your profile for any job application on the web with a single click. Some of the first to debut the button 'Apply with LinkedIn "on their own sites (besides ours) include Netflix, TripIt, Photobucket, and a thousand other companies."

When in operation, with the Apply LinkedIn shown that simple. When the button appears next to the description of a vacancy, the user can click on LinkedIn. A box with their personal and professional information appears above all - with the right to edit the data. Once the information is confirmed and the profile is consistent with what the subject wants to move to the company, just send.

According to LinkedIn, a confirmation message is displayed to ensure that the virtual profile was actually sent. In the same window, which informs the social network contacts work for that company in question. Hence the request that that former co-worker write a testimonial on your own LinkedIn is a leap - it certainly increases your chances of getting that job.

The button apply for a vacancy on LinkedIn is not limited to pages on LinkedIn. Companies can implement it on their Web sites with very few lines of code (even made a special page explaining this). Below is an example of how the source code will work, provided by social network.